Mountain Mint Drying in the loft Want an insiders guide to harvesting herbs and flowers in Middle Tennessee and Nashville? I've been drying a variety of herbs and flowers for over 20 years and have learned a few tricks. There are lots of ways to dry flowers, but I prefer to do [...]

At Acer Landscape Services, we've been landscapers in Nashville, Tn since 1981. As family owned full-service landscape contractors, our work experience, on both large and small jobs, has brought us the reputation of being one of the best landscapers in Nashville, Green Hills, Franklin, Brentwood, Forest Hills and surrounding areas. ALS is large enough to [...]

Gardening with deer in Nashville, Tn can be a real challenge. Purchasing deer-resistant plants such as Lenten Rose and purchasing deer off products such as Liquid Fence are some of the best defenses you can have from deer destroying your garden. Realize though that if deer are hungry enough, they will eat just about anything. [...]

Planting Hellebores (Lenten Rose) in Nashville, Tn Hellebores, also called Lenten or Christmas rose, is one of the best spring flowering perennials for the mid south. Not actually in the rose family at all, but in the Ranunculus order, this perennial is a gift from nature that shows its glory in the dead of [...]

When is the best time to apply compost and mulch to your flower garden? Well... spring, summer and fall are all great times to give your plants a "little something" to help them be the best they can be. It all can be a little confusing, especially if you're new to gardening, but hopefully the [...]

It's early June and now is the time to finish planting your summer annuals before the July and August heat and dry weather really kicks in. Getting your annuals root systems firmly established is vital to their survival. It always amazes me how much better it makes the garden look. Whether you do-it-yourself or have [...]